Norm Rieke ("ricky") in McMinnville OR,
Hey Dad,
Love the tales from your youth in Hillman, MN. Had no idea you were such a rascal or should I say deliquent! Keep the stories coming. Love, Laurie
- Laurie Lee

Lee Broat,
To my wife Lee Broat in Hell Michigan, watching the webcast on laptop #2 in the living room, while I post this on laptop #1 in the kitchen. Togetherness is wonderful!
- Larry Broat

dorothy,
Mom, hope you had a great time deep sea fishing. Love Carol & Bill
- carol booth

john,
great tree trimming party last night are you bruised badly?
- nooney

Sandy,
I'm so glad we had a quiet Thanksgiving together and hope we have many more!
- Henry

Rolly,
Thanks for the show information. :)
- Jim

LORI,
Called MPLS, Larry says you're in Tuscon. Hi to everyone there. Excited to hear Dan on todays show. Hi Laura and Walker.
- LEROY

Peter Braley,
Greetings to the birthday boy and master chef from Upper Montclair. From your wives Sally, Joanne, Carol, and Linda.
- Linda Braley

Marshall,
I'm sorry, Darling, that this country is not the one I was born to or that you died in. I'm glad you cannot see what they are doing to your legacy, memory, and widow.
Always love,
j'n
- Mrs. J'Noel Gardiner

KennyB,
Thank you dear man for another 6 weeks in Heaven. Please help this Floridian catch an "illegal" fish in Oregon this time.
- Nancy

Dad,
You should have no problem getting past the pearly gates. It was too difficult to say I loved you. We do all miss you.
- Greg

B,
It was there before we knew it, it is still there now, and it will be there for all of our tomorrows...when will we finally realize that and move on?
- A

Patty & Miriam,
Hello Patty & Miriam (Mier-e-um) from Doug!
- Doug

My dear Husband Murray,
You may have lost your job - but you've stil got me - can't wait for our 25th anniversary next year, Love
- Your lovely wife Cathy

B,
Just wanted to tell you that I miss you!
- A

Sally,
We think of you often but we are remiss in not sending notes you like to receive. We will be making the trek from Dallas to NH at Christmas and hope to say hello in person
- Mary-Anne & Stephen

Nanny Lil,
80 years young and still our favorite bobby-soxer!
- Jerry, Sue, and the kids

Randall and Boo Ratley,
Well, it's time to put up the tree. get out the saw and the squirrel decorating set and don't forget to get some booze for santa. Love your elf Mommy
- Rose Aylmer

hank and patty moen,
no matter how you rot mahi mahi, it just doesn't reek like lutafisk, merry christmas from hawaii love ken, kerry and the kids
- ken moen

Lance and Karen,
Thank you Lance for the CPR Certification. I was certain it was going to be useful when we received our tickets to see Prairie Home Companion. It got really scary when Rich realized we got the cheap seats!!!
- Lynne and Rich

Chris Robichaux,
To ChrisRobichaux who never fails to call me and make sure I'm listening when bag pipes are being played on PHC...even when she has laryngitis.
- Elana Klinger

Garrison,
Hey Mr. Keillor,
I have been listening to your show since I was 8 years old. I'm 25 years old now and I still love it! Cool. Best of everything, Man.
Peace
- JJ

Jack and Rada,
Hope you can come out to lovely St. Paul for a show in the winter. There's nothing like the feeling of your lips freezing to your teeth to make you really appreciate living in California.
- Jane

Sarah,
By next concert, reasons few have we...for spitting. Can't wait. Coolest weekend ever!
- Brittany

Krista,
Happy Birthday and Thanksgiving Greetings from way down South. I had a great time this week celebrating with you. Love and Kisses,
- Andy

pam,
you give so much to the Public Radio Stations, that you should deserve some credit, unfortunately you got me.
- Clyde

peter braley,
happy birthday Peter, on November 30th....as we are watching the show live... from sally, susan and mystery guest
- sister-in-law Susan

Beth Woods,
Happy 39th birthday! Remember the day you were born very well. Wish we could be in Minneapolis with you, Brian, and the puppy Morgan to celebrate hopefully along with a Packer victory over the Vikings. Love Mom and Dad Wells
- Richard & Kathleen Wells

Marty and Pat Lillis,
Happy 50th Wedding anniversary to Marty and Pat Lillis of Jersey City New Jersey from your 10 children and 9 grandchildren. Mom's advice to couples: Hang in there, the first 47 years are the toughest.
- bill lillis

Andea & Brent,
Enjoy your Saturday in NYC. I hope you find bargain tickets for a Broadway show you really wanted to see. Love, Dad
- DADZO

Bertha's Kitty Boutique,
Feline representation on your show is of utmost important to us -- we haven't heard from you. Is everything okay?
- Necco and Shuka (feline)

Adam,
Happy 21st birthday, Addy. Margaritas ... they're not just for breakfast anymore. Hope you enjoyed the Mexican breakfast at Isla Bonita on Bainbridge Island. We love you. Love, Mom and Dad
- Jacquelyn

MY BONNIE ,
WE MEET IN CYBER SPACE AND NOW WE ARE TOGEATHER AND SHARING THE MOST IMPORTANT SATURDAY NIGHTS TOGEATHER WITH GARRISON KEILLOR HMMMMM
- CLAY

Miho Fox,
Happy 11th wedding anniversary!
*(Paul & Miho will be in audience 11/30)*
It *was* a better that you didn't tell me about your snoring until *after* we were married. I'm beginning to sleep through the racket, though the cats still do not!
- Paul Fox

the gang of cousins and friends,
Thanks for coming to our house for Thanksgiving and Chanukka, now get out!
- Eli and the family

Mary Jane Abrahamson,
Mary Jane,
Take heart. George may be chocking on pretzels in the basement, but we have Jon and Frank watching out for us in the Chamber.
Jim
- Jim Rothweiler

Sunny,
I love you more every day we are together! your husband Terry
- Terry

Paul Ford In Palm Harbor, FL,
I know you love the warmth and sun of the gulf coast, but PLEASE move your family back to Minnesota where the snow and cold helps keep the people warm!
- Your loving wife, Carol

Emily Jostad,
To my cousin Emily in Holmen, WI-
Hope you're enjoying the lutefisk - Wish I could be eating some with you right now- Your cousin Chris from Allentown, PA
- Chris Forsthoefel

Don and Nancy Pippin,
Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad,
For 28 years and counting prayers were answered and opposites attract.
Love your girls
Amy, Alexa and Elizabeth
- Alexa

Bill and Melissa,
hi don`t know just how this form works we will see!
- Mom and Dad

The Garry clan in Sioux Falls, SD,
Sorry I couldn't make the Thanksgiving reunion, but you were all spared from my baby who was worshipping the porcelain gods.
- Jennifer in Wilmot, SD

Bob,
I never could get used to kissing those toads! I am so glad I found you, my prince in Auburn, Massachusetts! I love you.
- Mary

Roy & Bonnie,
THANKS again for treating us to a real live Garrison show in Chicago. Will remember it always!
- Judy & Tom

Christy and Aodh Og,
Thanks for stopping in a few weeks ago. You folks inspire us. With luck, we'll meet again in Ireland next fall. Best wishes always.
- Brian and Cindy

Duke University Students and Alumni,
Happy Thanksgiving to all students and alumni of Duke University. Also, go to hell Carolina!
- David Hoang

Sandy,
Thanks for putting up with me this month of November. I'm out in the woods as today is the last to bring home Michigan venison.
- Chris

Sibyl,
Happy 60th birthday to our dear friend Sibyl. Love to you & Ali & the sweet sons you namd after Elijah the Prophet and Otis Redding & Amadeus Mozart. We wish you could have been with us last week to see the show in Chicago, but San Diego is a reasonable alternative.
- Hal & Terri

Susan, Jay, David, and Rebecca,
We had a great time at Thanksgiving, hope to see you soon. P.S. Garrison, if you read this on the air, I'll be famous.
- Kevin Yatsko

Al & Colleen Wiltse,
Hi to my family in Bemidji, Colleen tell Dad to quit driving cars, he's retired and he can't drive a lick anyway.
- MIke Wiltse

Mom,
Garrison, your voice is so SEXY! Will you please tell my Mother happy birthday for Dec. 24th so she may hear how creamy smooth and lovely your gorgeous voice is?
- Toni

Grandma Rhoda,
Zak and Nicole are thankful for Grandma Rhoda standing in line for hours to get us these tickets
- David Kaufman

Daddy (Judge Wells Stewart),
Happy 70th Birthday to Daddy in Hempstead, Texas. Love, your 7 children and 10 grandchildren; you always said a good bull leaves his mark!
- Shannon Stewart

Austin,
A year ago, this Colorado girl waited nervously outside the art museum to meet you, the humble Minnesota boy. You're what I want.
With love~
- Jeni

Nic,
Hope it's not too cold in Wales. Here's hoping the INS will let you into the country. Miss you much!
- Patti

Mary Lou Smith,
Hello Mary Lou in Arvada, Colorado from Dan. Here's to 30 years of friendship after being my first grade teacher!
- Dan Gelston

the Soucek"s,
To all who are celebrating another Thanksgiving in Falls Church VA, there is a boy in CT who misses you!
- Erick Wright

Julie,
(I also sent this to Dad.) I think you can listen to Eddie Vrdoliak & the Versatones on the radio show I was telling you about last Saturday (11/23).
- Mike

Dad,
I think you can listen to Eddie Vrdoliak & the Versatones on the radio show I was telling you about last Saturday (11/23).
- Mike

Betty-Jeanne and Donald Korson,
Happy 50th Anniversary Mom and Dad. Such a long time, and yet you are still together because you make each other laugh. Love Andi.
- Andrea Korson-daughter

Michelle Immler,
Then, Southern Californians eloping in Vegas. Now, Vermonters watching PHC in NYC. 25 years and lots of love and laughter later, I still adore you.
Love, Bob
- Bob Immler

Sam,
Thanks for making my year with the trip to see PHC in Chicago last weekend. Garrison rocks more in person than I imagined!
- Joe

Gisela,
If you miss the live broadcast on Saturday, I will tell you to listen to the recording on Sunday, so you will hear once again that after 16 yearsthe turkey still taste bad, but I still love you... We will go out to eat for Christmas; Miguel Jr. and Vanessa would love to hear that!
- Miguel

Ron of Unidilla, Mich.,
Oh refreshment , the show must go on! Thankyou for good entertainment and the wonderful variety of musical talent! Just can't be found anywhere else on the radio spectrum!
- Ron Sutton

Theresa,
I will always remember the late fall evening 18 years ago when we first listened to the show together while riding in Delia, my red and black '63 Chevy hard-top convertible. A year later we were married, and it's been a blast ever since! Happy Anniversary!
- Jim

Albin Cofone,
Happy Holidays and love to the fellow who grew up in Brooklyn, dreaming of Minnesota and the prairie...keep on travelling.
- Dorothy Cofone

Eleanor Maiefski,
To the light of my life.
- Ervin Maiefski

Dumas family in Shoreview,
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. You need to get together more often with your relatives.
- Marylee

Ron Larsen,
Happy Birthday Dad! I'm sorry I'm so late with my greeting, but I hope the fact that the greatest radio personnality of all time broadcasts to you shows how much I love you.
- Kirsten

Mary Daugherty,
Happy Birthday to Mary Daugherty of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who will be 93 years young on December 4th. From Jeanne & Bill down in the hollers of West Virginia
- Jeanne Jacobs & Bill Bailey

Mom & Dad Bernthal,
Greetings from the Land of the Cornflake to the Land of the Chicken Dinner. Looking forward to that bird of a differnt kind and those famous homemade rolls.
- Mary

pattie,
last week was the most fun i've had since the pigs ate grandpa.....can't wait to do it again
- mark

Ted Brewer,
Happy BIG Birthday to Ted! Don't despair; as we Unitarians say: This is the day we were given; be glad in it!
Judy, Annie and Pamela
- Judy Brewer

To My Sister, Julia,
When your husband says, "I love you and I don't want to lose you," and "What can I do to make sure our marriage lasts" Well then, you've got to give that guy a chance! Forget what Mom says, she thinks all men are swine.
- Love, Lisa

Doris & Paul Baluch in PA,
Tell Ginger, Cinnamon, Abilagil and George I'll send more liver treats. Miss you always.
- Maria in CT

Barb Stiles,
Hi, Sweetheart,
I love you. Just think, it will be 20 wonderful years on December 18, 2002.
- Gordy Stiles

Stefanie & Arianna,
No man or woman has walked the earth who was prouder of their children than I am of you. As you wish, my Buttercups. Dad
(We'll be at the 11/30 performance at Town Hall in NYC)
- John Demas

MARK,
MARK..........YOU GAVE ME THE BEST WEEK OF MY LIFE, I LOVE YOU NOW AND FOREVER
- PATTIE

patrick blair,
Garrison, I've been a long time listner and I can't listen to the show on SAT. or SUN. because I work to pay the rent but want to thank you for the show on the computer, I'm 45 and a lutheran and think that broadband is a good thing, I listen to you on Monday, My own Sweet Sabath.
GOD BLESS,
would you say hi to me?
Patrick
- Patrick Blair

Kari and Kirsten,
Happy Birthdays to our urbane daughters from your parents who you contentedly left behind in the north field amid the cows and colleges. Love you anyway, Mom and Dad
- carol hong

Louie Godinez, III,
You left for California too soon. I didn't get the chance to give you a proper send off. Will you please come back and let me try again?
- Your not-so-secret admirer

Nana and Poppy Janecek,
You have the scalloped oysters, we're having the Tofurkey--Rick says that it will bounce like a ball and be a great dog toy.
- Kate Janecek

Joe Q,
Hey Sweetie, Can you believe it's one year since your quadruple bypass surgery? Being in NYC at PHC is so much better, don't you think?
- Colleen

Karen,
We only have one more radio show to "see" before we can say we saw them all. Still trying for tickets to PHC, but this is the best I could do for now. Happy Channucka
- Cathy

Julie,
Honey -Thanks to the live webcast you can see I'm not letting myself go, I,m becoming "Keillor-esque."
- Steve

ANN ROGERS,
EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT DEAR. STRAIGHT UP SKIPPY!
- SALLY

Deb K,
Tickets for 4 have been ordered for 1-25-03, 2-1-3 or 2/8/03. It's up to them know.
- Steve

Ed,
To Ed in the Second Row (Nov. 30th): 4 years ago today I told you I was wierd & I was no picnic; yet you still wanted me. Happy Anniversary! I love you.
- Lisa

Peter Carroll,
Happy 70th Birthday Grandpa!! Long Live BIG Pete!!! Love, Brie
- Brianna DiNello

Eveyone,
Hi Mom, Neal, Sue and Dad! I love you guys and I'm glad that you guys have been putting up with me for so long, I'll be out of your hair in 4 years.
- Lily

Greg and Max Dowling,
Santa may not be watching but I am. Be good and the Reindeer want carrots with dip this year.
- Love, Mom

Chives Potato,
Cheers to the season of myrthwine!!
Hope you got that sow back what rooted out from under the netwire fence.
See you soon.
- Cyrus Referendum

ardyth and phil,
Mom & Phil,
We took the roosters to market, except for New Beard. Please come visit us for the holidays. Much love, Jodi
- Jodi

Mary Sinning,
Three weeks is a long time honey, but listening to APHC has helped me think of you and being home making pizza on a Saturday night. Love you from Yokohama xxxooo See you Wednesday.
Tommy
- Tom Sinning

rachdl basofin,
to rachel in washington DC, hugs and knishes on your birthday.
--hershal in new york
- hershal

Cathy & Artie,
Happy Thanksgiving to the Rasmussens, where the woman is strong, the man is good looking & the child is above average!Love, Frank & Ev
- evelynwatson

Matt,
Great to treat you to breakfast this weekend. Can't wait for Turkey Day! More kushaw pie will be ready for your return home.
- Mom and Dad

paul,
celebrating the second of our three New York shows of 2002, don't worry, the seats get worse. Yours despite it all.
- kathy

Dick,
Get well soon. I'm still willing to go on vacations with you, but stop getting sick when we go away. Love, Your devoted wife,
- Verna

Maria,
Don't expect me for Thanksgiving. Yes, I'm still working on the dissertation and harboring the two best deterrents to finding a good man - cellulite and cats!
- Jean